The Oregon Trail holds a special place in the hearts ... as the very word implies a Manifest Destiny in white expansion. [Image: Gameloft] The names of native characters, too, was a big issue.

What did farmers do for Manifest Destiny? The U.S. was shaped by Manifest Destiny ... Thousands of settler began the Oregon Trail in Independence, Missouri, in the 1840s, allowing them to make their ...

venturing from Independence to the Pacific Northwest along the Oregon Trail. It would be years before we learned about Manifest Destiny, about Sooners and the Great Plains and Little Bighorn ...

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Pop Quiz: Where are the Oregon Trail landmarks dedicated to Henry McDoon ... (Sample lyric: "We'll find the place of our destiny/ And spread our family seed.") And when the westward pilgrimage ...